Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Limavady Grammar School
Coolessan, Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- School
- Date of construction
- 1940 - 1959
- Address
- Limavady Grammar School, 3 Ballyquin Road, Limavady, Co Londonderry, BT49 9ET
- Townland
- Coolessan
- Council
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 55.04165, -6.94775
- Date of survey
- 07 February 1998
- HB reference
- HB02/13/005
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
National Library of ScotlandDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesNational Library of Scotland
Shown on 3 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1922 "Ireland - northern section." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Three storey grammar school. Main portion composed of three red brick gables facing Irish Green Street with white rendered side walls. Segmental head windows with light ‘Festival of Britain’ type entrance canopies over doors on thin angling metal poles. Lower yellow/orange brick buildings surrounding school picking up some details of the original but with much less subtlty. Present extension works to south east same height as original building.
Historical information
Opened in 1957. Designed by Noel Campbell in 1955. Present renovations by Albert Wallace architects.
References:
Historic Buildings Records
David Evans - An Introduction to Modern Ulster Architecture U A H S p.76
Belfast News Letter - 4 October 1957 p.8
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Not an outstanding example of post war school design.
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